Miner's Needle

Glad that both Bill & Jeanne are recover(ed)(ing) from head colds and we could enjoy this hike in the Superstition Wilderness together; she missed a hike last week and Bill has had a few "quiet days" since then when he wasn't up to a ride, making music or a hike.

Rustic trail markers are common in the area

You can see the profile we walked for about 3 miles out from Peralta trailhead to Coffee Flat trail junction so that we could see Miner's Needle and Cathedral Rock. A needle is literally an eye (hole) in the rock which you see in the photos below.

Cathedral Rock is the freestanding, lumpy rock to the left in the panorama and Miner's Needle was located further to the left from this viewpoint (not visible here)

We were on the trail at 8:30 am and could enjoy the fresh air and dramatic lighting from the rising sun

Scenery and panorama were ever changing - so nice to be in the wild